Sep. 17, 2009

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A lawyer for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has filed a motion asking the court to sanction the lawyer for the woman who sued Roethlisberger claiming he raped her and Harrahs Lake Tahoe management covered it up.

The motion states that Cal Dunlap, the lawyer for Andrea McNulty, welded together false allegations to punish her employer and coerce a windfall from an admired, civic-minded and successful professional football star.

The frivolous and abuse nature of this action and plaintiffs counsels knowing and deliberate abuse of Rule 11 is reflected in the reality that plaintiffs complaint finds utterly no support in the facts, the motion said.

Dunlap could not immediately be reached for comment.

McNulty filed a civil suit in Washoe District court in July, claiming that Roethlisberger raped her in his hotel room while attending a celebrity golf tournament. He has denied the claims, and has filed motions to dismiss the case.